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Date A Live IV Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, April Debut
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The official website for the Date A Live IV television anime series began streaming the second full promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video reveals the show's theme song artists, more cast members, and April premiere.
The new cast members include Akari Kageyama as Mokuro Hoshimiya and Hitomi Nabatame as Nia Honjō.
Miyu Tomita will perform the opening theme song "OveR," and sweet ARMS will perform the ending theme song "S.O.S."
The anime was originally slated to premiere in October, but was then delayed to this year for "various reasons."
Jun Nakagawa (Date A Bullet, High School Fleet) is directing the anime at Geek Toys (Date A Bullet, Plunderer). Fumihiko Shimo (Talentless Nana, Myriad Colors Phantom World) is overseeing the series scripts, Naoto Nakamura (High School Fleet, The Price of Smiles) is designing the characters, and Go Sakabe is returning from the previous three anime to compose the music.
The returning cast includes:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shido Itsuka
- Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami
- Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobiichi
- Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka
- Iori Nomizu as Yoshino
- Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki
- Maaya Uchida as Kaguya Yamai
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuzuru Yamai
- Minori Chihara as Miku Izayoi
- Ayumi Mano as Natsumi
Kadokawa had announced a new anime in the franchise in September 2019, and revealed the fourth season in March 2020.
Tachibana launched the light novel series in March 2011 with illustrations by Tsunako. Kadokawa's Fantasia Bunko imprint published the 22nd and final volume in March 2020. Yen Press is releasing the novels in English.
Sources: Date A Live IV anime's website, Comic Natalie
